UK must drop barriers for refugees, says Ukrainian ambassador to the UK March 9, 2022 The UK should drop all barriers for Ukrainian refugees trying to enter the country, Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK has said. Vadym Prystaiko told MPs on the Home Affairs Committee today that “we will be happy if all the barriers are dropped for some period of time when we can get maximum [numbers] of people, [...]
Boris Johnson refuses to resign and instead sacks Michael Gove July 6, 2022 Boris Johnson has ignored the calls of senior cabinet ministers and has refused to resign, leaving the government in crisis. Johnson appears to have lost the confidence of Conservative party MPs and has seen the resignation of more than 40 ministers and parliamentary private secretaries, MPs who work as assistants to ministers, leaving questions marks [...]
All you need to know about Boris Johnson’s return as he defends himself over Partygate March 22, 2023 Boris Johnson will be grilled by the Privileges Committee on Wednesday as he aims to defend himself against claims he lied to Parliament over the partygate scandal. The former prime minister is expected to offer a robust defence when he appears before MPs to give evidence. Before the highly anticipated session, here is what you [...]
Civil servant Sir John Chilcot dies aged 82 October 5, 2021 Sir John Chilcot, who published the damning inquiry into the Iraq war, has died aged 82. The civil servant’s report determined that Prime Minister Tony Blair had not been “straight” with the British public on the justifications for invading Iraq in 2003. The inquiry took seven years to complete after Chilcot was appointed by Gordon [...]
Letters: We need your help, Sajid Javid November 8, 2021 [Re: Backbench Business Debate, 4th November] Three years ago, the then Home Secretary Sajid Javid took steps that saved my daughter’s life. Now I need his help again. My daughter, Jorja, was born with a severe form of epilepsy, which left her suffering more than 30 seizures a day. She was admitted to intensive care, [...]
As Gavin Williamson clears his desk, attention shifts to judgement of brand new PM Rishi Sunak November 9, 2022 As senior Tory and former Education Secretary Sir Gavin Williamson has quit the Cabinet after just a fortnight in office, questions are raised about the judgement of the new prime minister, Rishi Sunak. Sunak will appear in the Commons to face MPs following the loss of his ally, who stood down after accepting that allegations [...]
Embarrassed UK Ministry of Defence hits out at Kremlin ‘propaganda’ as second prank video of Ben Wallace emerges March 22, 2022 The UK government accused Russia this afternoon of spreading “propaganda” to distract from its atrocities in Ukraine after a second hoax video featuring Defence Secretary Ben Wallace was published. Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin has been squarely blamed for the imposters’ calls with three Cabinet ministers, as officials appear to struggle to get the clips removed from [...]
Top West Midlands police boss questions mayor’s role with Metropolitan Police June 29, 2022 One of West Midlands’ top police bosses has questioned whether the mayor of London should retain control over the Metropolitan Police, after the force was put into special measures. It comes as Sadiq Khan and the government reignited a long-running row today, with both sides pointing the finger at each other for Scotland Yard’s failures, [...]
French politician suggests people-smuggling bosses live in London November 25, 2021 At least 27 people died yesterday after a dinghy capsized while trying to cross the Channel to the UK, according to reports, while two people were rescued. A pregnant woman was among those who died in the tragic incident, according to rescuers. Around five people-smugglers have since been arrested. “In France what do we do? [...]
Raab’s plans for a Bill of Rights will turn the British courts into a political storm June 28, 2022 IN 2019, the Conservative Party’s manifesto promised reform to the Human Rights Act (HRA), and last Wednesday we finally saw it: the new Bill of Rights. Rather than “enhancing human rights protection” as Dominic Raab has described, it represents a considerable lessening of our liberties in the UK. It shows a government scrambling to find [...]